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### Constructing a Projected Ellipse

You can project an ellipse onto a plane. Planner projects the centroid of the given feature onto the plane, creating an ellipse. If there is only one input feature, the projection is to the current workplane. The major diameter of the projected ellipse is the width of the projected feature, or the probe's diameter (for feature without a defined width). The minor diameter is the length of the input feature, or of unit 1 (for features without a length defined).

To construct a projected ellipse:

1. Access the Construct Ellipse dialog box (Insert | Feature | Constructed | Ellipse).

2. Select the Projection option.

3. Select a feature of any type.

You can also select a second feature. It must be a plane.

4. Click the Create button.